Purifying selection leads to low protein diversity of the mitochondrial cyt b gene in avian malaria parasites

Abstract Background Mitochondrial respiration plays a central role in the survival of many eukaryotes, including apicomplexan parasites. A 479-bp fragment from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene is widely used as a barcode to identify genetic lineages of avian malaria parasites Plasmodium and relat...

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Published in:BMC Ecology and Evolution
Main Authors: Xinyi Wang, Staffan Bensch, Xi Huang, Lu Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Subjects:
Purifying selection
Cytochrome B
Host specificity
Avian malaria
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02155-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-023-02155-5

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